Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[Curt]

On 2019-11-24, Gene Heskett  wrote:
>> >
>> > Also have a look at mailfilter in lieu of procmail.
>>
>> Why? They do different things.
>
> And mailfilter will soon be overwhelmed due to the maximum size of its 
> reject file.

And the OP has zero reason to appeal to an external program, AFAIK, and
as demonstrated by a previous poster, given that Claws Mail's internal
filtering system seems capable of handling his request quite easily.

> Cheers, Gene Heskett


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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 23 November 2019 15:39:28 Brian wrote:

> On Sat 23 Nov 2019 at 12:03:25 +, Eric S Fraga wrote:
> > On Saturday, 23 Nov 2019 at 05:39, 0...@caiway.net wrote:
> > > So I guess I will have to investigate in fetchmail and/or
> > > procmail...
> >
> > Also have a look at mailfilter in lieu of procmail.
>
> Why? They do different things.

And mailfilter will soon be overwhelmed due to the maximum size of its 
reject file.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[Brian]

On Sat 23 Nov 2019 at 12:03:25 +, Eric S Fraga wrote:

> On Saturday, 23 Nov 2019 at 05:39, 0...@caiway.net wrote:
> > So I guess I will have to investigate in fetchmail and/or procmail...
> 
> Also have a look at mailfilter in lieu of procmail.

Why? They do different things.

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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[Eric S Fraga]

On Saturday, 23 Nov 2019 at 05:39, 0...@caiway.net wrote:
> So I guess I will have to investigate in fetchmail and/or procmail...

Also have a look at mailfilter in lieu of procmail.

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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[황병희]

> So I guess I will have to investigate in fetchmail [...]

As like fetchmai1, getmail also looks good.

Sincerely,

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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[0...@caiway.net]

> Just one of the reasons I use fetchmail and procmail as background 
> processes. Removing the fetching duties from kmail makes it a lot 
> smoother and friendlier. By watching their activities of depositing 
> incoming mail in /var/mail/*, kmail knows within microseconds as 
> inotifywait sends kmail a message when /var/mail/* is closed. Editing 
> this message you are reading has so far used one mouse click.
> Computers are supposed to save you work, not make it. Now I'll send
> this with a ctrl+return, and the + key takes me to the next unread
> massage.
> 
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
So I guess I will have to investigate in fetchmail and/or procmail...

Thanks for yor proposal!

Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 22 November 2019 22:27:46 0...@caiway.net wrote:

> > If Claws is doing that fetching job for you, you're at the mercy
> > of the Claws developers on whether they've thought of your needs.
> >
> > Cheers
> > -- tomás
>
> Claws is doing that fetching job for me at the moment (and for the
> last 10 years or so).
> But I need to chance that because everything has to be functioning
> headless.
> I wil have a look into that fetching from the command line.

Just one of the reasons I use fetchmail and procmail as background 
processes. Removing the fetching duties from kmail makes it a lot 
smoother and friendlier. By watching their activities of depositing 
incoming mail in /var/mail/*, kmail knows within microseconds as 
inotifywait sends kmail a message when /var/mail/* is closed. Editing 
this message you are reading has so far used one mouse click.  Computers 
are supposed to save you work, not make it. Now I'll send this with a 
ctrl+return, and the + key takes me to the next unread massage.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
 - Louis D. Brandeis
Genes Web page 

Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[0...@caiway.net]

On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:41:04 +1100
darb  wrote:

> * sp...@caiway.net wrote:
> > I am using Claws Mail since ages. Very good!
> > Now I want to get an alert when a mail arrives from certain
> > addresses. Studied the preferences I don't find an option.
> > I guess I have to take a look at a command line solution.
> > Check mail every minute, check the sender, Alert
> 
> There looks to be an feature in claws mail called filter rules that
> suits your needs. To create a new rule right click an email from the
> sender and select create filter rule->by from. Add a name for the
> rule and select an action to notify you such as:
> execute "notify-send \"new message from %f\""
> enable filter messages on receiving in the account
> preferences->receive tab. This will send a desktop notification when
> you receive a message from the specified sender.
> 

I will take a look into this option!



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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[0...@caiway.net]

 
> If Claws is doing that fetching job for you, you're at the mercy
> of the Claws developers on whether they've thought of your needs.
> 
> Cheers
> -- tomás

Claws is doing that fetching job for me at the moment (and for the
last 10 years or so).
But I need to chance that because everything has to be functioning 
headless.
I wil have a look into that fetching from the command line.
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Thanks a lot!

Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[황병희]

> Any advice is welcome!

How about mobile phone SMS?
See https://aws.amazon.com/en/sns/sms-pricing/

Sincerely,

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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[darb]

* sp...@caiway.net wrote:
> I am using Claws Mail since ages. Very good!
> Now I want to get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses.
> Studied the preferences I don't find an option.
> I guess I have to take a look at a command line solution.
> Check mail every minute, check the sender, Alert

There looks to be an feature in claws mail called filter rules that
suits your needs. To create a new rule right click an email from the
sender and select create filter rule->by from. Add a name for the
rule and select an action to notify you such as:
execute "notify-send \"new message from %f\""
enable filter messages on receiving in the account preferences->receive
tab. This will send a desktop notification when you receive a message
from the specified sender.



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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[tomas]

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 02:17:09AM +0100, sp...@caiway.net wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am using Claws Mail since ages. Very good!
> Now I want to get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses.

This will depend on the resto of your mail setup.

Does your "Claws Mail" (this is your "Mail User Agent" or MUA) fetch
the mail from somewhere else? Or from "your computer"? In the first
case you perhaps have to change your set-up in a way that your mail
is fetched by some intermediate software (for example "fetchmail",
but there are many other options) -- and this can trigger whatever
actions (e.g. process via "procmail", as mentioned by Dan elsewhere
in this thread).

If Claws is doing that fetching job for you, you're at the mercy
of the Claws developers on whether they've thought of your needs.

Cheers
-- tomás


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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[0...@caiway.net]

On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 04:37:21 +0100
"sp...@caiway.net"  wrote:

> 
> > You want to use a mail filtering program. Usually people
> > recommend procmail, but honestly, everyone who used procmail
> > whom I have introduced to the maildrop mailfilter has switched
> > over.
> > 
> > sudo apt install maildrop

Thanks again, my searx search engine did not not give any hints in 40 or
so hits.
I am in virgin waters probably

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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[sp...@caiway.net]

> You want to use a mail filtering program. Usually people
> recommend procmail, but honestly, everyone who used procmail
> whom I have introduced to the maildrop mailfilter has switched
> over.
> 
> sudo apt install maildrop
> 
> -dsr-
> 
Thanks for the suggestion!
Could you tell a bit more on how to integrate this with Claws
Mail?
I am used to Claws Mail, I love it,  but my domoticz software sends
urgent alerts, I want to be announced directly.

Or should I use search engine searx?

 
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Re: get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[Dan Ritter]

sp...@caiway.net wrote: 
> Hello,
> 
> I am using Claws Mail since ages. Very good!
> Now I want to get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses.
> Studied the preferences I don't find an option.
> I guess I have to take a look at a command line solution.
> Check mail every minute, check the sender, Alert
> 
> Any advice is welcome!

You want to use a mail filtering program. Usually people
recommend procmail, but honestly, everyone who used procmail
whom I have introduced to the maildrop mailfilter has switched
over.

sudo apt install maildrop

-dsr-

get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses

[sp...@caiway.net]

Hello,

I am using Claws Mail since ages. Very good!
Now I want to get an alert when a mail arrives from certain addresses.
Studied the preferences I don't find an option.
I guess I have to take a look at a command line solution.
Check mail every minute, check the sender, Alert

Any advice is welcome!
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Thanks!